Arrangements on CD

John Lenehan is an experienced orchestrator and his work has been performed and recorded by


English Chamber Orchestra
Tonkünstler-Orchestra (Vienna)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC Concert Orchestra
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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He has arranged for many soloists including the following.....

The Silver Violin - Nicola Benedetti
DECCA 

John Lenehan's arrangement of Gardel's tango "Por Una Cabeza" for two violins, cello, accordion and piano. Played by Nicola Benedetti, Ksenija Sidorova, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk. Since then, John has arranged the following tracks for Nicola Benedetti for future CD release....

Five Popular Korean Songs (for Violin and Piano)
and with small ensemble
Theme from "The Butterfly Lovers Concerto" and "The Moon Reflected on Erquan Lake" 
Brahms Hungarian Dance no. 5
Monti Czardas

Angelika Kirchschlager singt Weihnachtslieder
This collection of Christmas carols includes
 seven new arrangements by John Lenehan
SONY/BMG
Away in a manger, 
The huron carol,
What child is this, 
Ballade de Jésus Christ,
It came upon the midnight clear,
In the bleak midwinter, 
O holy night

Nigel Kennedy Classic Kennedy
with the English Chamber Orchestra.
EMI
Debussy Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Scarborough Fair, Brahms Hungarian Dance no. 5, Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor, Satie Gymnopedie No. 2, Bach Air on a G String, Londonderry Air (trad),Monti Czardas, Bach/Gounod Ave Maria, Satie Gymnopedie No. 1, Gershwin Preludes, Rimsky Korsakov The Flight of the Bumblebee.

Joseph Calleja "Amore"
DECCA
The "Maltese Tenor" has recorded John Lenehan's arrangement of "La Califfa" by Ennio Morricone. The BBC Concert Orchestra was conducted by Steven Mercurio. Previously the same forces recorded John's transcription of Mario Lanza's Hollywood version of "Silent Night" again for Decca. 

Maksim "The Movies"
MBO Records
Maksim's latest disc includes three new arrangements from John Lenehan - Themes from Mission Impossible, Spartacus and The Godfather.

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John Lenehan's collaboration with Maksim Mrvica began with the title track of the 2005 EMI album "A New World". Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The "New World Concerto" is a reworking of the last movement of Dvorak's New World Symphony as a piano concerto. The next album "Electrik" included versions of music by Verdi, Grieg and Mussorgsky. 

For Maksim's next album "Appassionato" John arranged music by Brahms, Beethoven, Saint-Saens and this fantasy on Bizet's Carmen.   

John has also arranged several tracks for Emma Johnson, Tasmin Little and Julian Lloyd Webber.